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Wind in McLeods

Hourly forecast for 7 days · updated today, Wednesday, October 28, at 9:30 pm (ADT)
Now · from the west 9 mph
Gusts
15 mph
Beaufort scale
3 · gentle breeze
Today's peak
14 mph at 11:00 am
In knots
7 kn
Cross-shore

Today the wind in McLeods is a gentle breeze from the west: 8 mph to 14 mph, peaking at 11:00 am with gusts of 22 mph. No strong wind for the rest of the week.

Measured now at the airport

Charlo (CZCR), 11 mi away · 30 min ago

Wind7 mph from the west-southwest
Gusts—
Visibility—
WeatherNothing to note

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Wind for the next 7 days, hour by hour

Arrows point where the wind blows to, every 12 hours. Each hour comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF and GFS.

  • Today, Wed 28 8–14 mph · gusts 22 W · Beaufort 4
  • Thu 29 7–16 mph · gusts 26 WSW · Beaufort 4
  • Fri 30 10–15 mph · gusts 23 W · Beaufort 4
  • Sat 31 8–15 mph · gusts 21 WNW · Beaufort 4
  • Sun 1 9–16 mph · gusts 23 WSW · Beaufort 4
  • Mon 2 7–16 mph · gusts 25 W · Beaufort 4
  • Tue 3 4–8 mph · gusts 12 W · Beaufort 3

Every 3 hours

Today
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 121011111213109
Gusts 1914151920182215
Direction WWWWWWWSWW
Beaufort 33334433
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRR
Thu 29
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 91010710111216
Gusts 1917171221212223
Direction WSWWWSWWWSWWSWWSW
Beaufort 33323334
Model HRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRHRRRNBMNBM
Fri 30
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 1514131111111010
Gusts 2323221917171715
Direction WSWWWWWNWWNWWNWWNW
Beaufort 44433333
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM
Sat 31
Time 12:00 am3:00 am6:00 am9:00 am12:00 pm3:00 pm6:00 pm9:00 pm
Wind (mph) 11111211141498
Gusts 1618211920201713
Direction WNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWNWWW
Beaufort 33434433
Model NBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBMNBM

Do the models agree on the wind?

High confidence

The models agree on the wind for the next few days.

What 6 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

Do the models agree on the wind?
Wind (mph) TodayThu 29Fri 30Sat 31Sun 1Mon 2Tue 3
ECMWF 122715301429133013311744919
AIFS 1113131213147
GFS 1125153615321226122814361530
ICON 1226132811261329122716361332
HRRR 14221535—————
NBM 131816261523152116231625812
Confidence highhighhighhighhighhighhigh

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Onshore or offshore wind?

Today, from the west: cross-shore. Drift and current run parallel to the beach.

On Monday 2, from the west: cross-shore.

The coast here faces north. We work it out from the OpenStreetMap coastline.

How to read the Beaufort scale

ForceNamemphAt sea
2 Light breeze 4–7 Small wavelets
3 Gentle breeze · today 8–12 Scattered whitecaps
4 Moderate breeze · week peak 13–18 Frequent whitecaps
5 Fresh breeze 19–24 Moderate waves, many whitecaps
6 Strong breeze 25–31 Large waves, foam crests
7 Near gale 32–38 Heaped sea, streaks of foam

Questions about the wind in McLeodsQuestions

What's the wind like today in McLeods?

Gentle breeze from the west: 9 mph now, peaking at 14 mph at 11:00 am with gusts of 22 mph.

Which day is windiest this week?

Monday 2: up to 16 mph from the west, with gusts of 25 mph.

Is it a good day to go fishing by boat?

Today the wind is gentle breeze. No strong gusts expected this week. Always check official warnings before heading out.

Is today's wind onshore or offshore?

Cross-shore: the coast faces north.

More about McLeods today

Wind near McLeods

Only places with a different forecast: spots a few miles apart share the same model cell and wouldn't add anything.

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Wind: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS; the table shows each hour's model); offshore, ECMWF and GFS at the nearest sea grid point, 15 mi away. Coast orientation: © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 9:30 pm (local time).

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